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Zack Snyder teases Darkseid with new Justice League image

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Zack Snyder has taken to social media site Vero to share another tease of his original plans for Justice League and the DC Extended Universe, with the filmmaker posting an image of ancient artwork which depicts the supervillain Darkseid, the tyrannical ruler of Apokolips, along with what looks to be one of the Mother Boxes. […]

Steppenwolf was originally going to be the main Suicide Squad villain

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We know that 2016’s DC supervillain team-up Suicide Squad went through a number of changes in post-production thanks to Warner Bros.’ reshoots, but it seems that the story also went through some enforced modifications during the development stage, with director David Ayer revealing that Justice League villain Steppenwolf was originally set to be the movie’s big […]

Preview of Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1

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DC Comics releases Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… “DROWNED EARTH” finale! Aquaman faces the truth behind Atlantis’ past and must find a way to reclaim the power of his birthright or watch the floodwaters drown everything he has ever loved! With the […]

‘Drowned Earth’ continues in preview of Justice League #11

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The ‘Drowned Earth’ story arc continues this week in Justice League #11, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… “DROWNED EARTH” part two! The Justice League is scattered across the Seven Seas, pursued by the Ocean Lords and their army of alien mercenaries and constantly […]

The road to Drowned Earth begins in preview of Justice League #10

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The road to DC’s Drowned Earth event is paved this Wednesday with the release of Justice League #10; check out a preview of the issue here… THE ROAD TO “DROWNED EARTH”! When Wonder Woman learns that Cheetah gained new powers and killed the Greek sea god, Poseidon, that sets Aquaman off on a search for […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Nights – Metal: The Resistance

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Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights – Metal: The Resistance… Dark Nights – Metal was DC’s big event last year, headline by the former Batman duo Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. While the story spanned across the DC multiverse as evil versions of Batman invaded, the event itself wasn’t as all encompassing as previous events with massive amounts of […]

How The CW’s Arrowverse has achieved what the DCEU never could

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George Chrysostomou on The CW’s Arrowverse and the DCEU… It’s no secret that The CW is continuously killing it in terms of faithful and fun adaptations of famous DC characters. Whilst the shows are not everyone’s cup of tea, for those who stick with them it is clear that a lot of effort has gone […]

Zack Snyder reveals that Atom was cut from Justice League

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While it seems likely at this point that we’ll never learn just what exactly Zack Snyder had in store for us with his version of Justice League, we do keep getting occasional nuggets of info regarding the filmmaker’s original plans for the superhero team-up, and now comes word of another DC hero who almost appeared […]